How to Make This Gallery Wall Idea in Under an Hour

The Evolution of My Vintage Botanical Print Gallery Wall Idea

After remodeling my former dining room, I had a blank wall that needed something.

Inspired by a fellow blogger, I made this vintage botanical print gallery wall using frames that I already had.

Years ago, we use to have a HUGE gallery wall of family photos in our finished basement.

I purchased the frames at Michaels when my kids were very young.

Fast forward a few years to when I repainted the walls down there and never put the family photos back up.

So I have several 8×10 frames of them laying around that I used for this project.

If you don’t, you can easily purchase new frames from Walmart, Target, Amazon, Michaels…so pretty much anywhere.

After painting some of the rooms here at the new house, my vintage botanical prints were a little dark for the look I’m going for here in our new home.

We recently painted the front entry hall (what a difference that was) and I had some empty walls.

So I decided to quickly makeover these frames so they would go better with the aesthetic of my vintage farmhouse.

Here’s how I did it.

Supplies Needed

If you don’t have craft or paint supplies on hand, you’ll need to get some.

For this project I used:

• Wood Picture Frames
• Vintage Botanical Prints
• Gold Rub ‘n Buff
• Old Paint Brush
• Level
• Hammer
• Picture Frame Hooks

Directions for Refinishing Picture Frames With Rub ‘n Buff

I swear Rub ‘n Buff is so easy to work with.

Since I had some laying around I was planning to use on a mirror, I had just enough to refinish six wood frames.

Now I had to cover black frames, so if yours are not dark, you might not need to use it as much because a little goes a long way where Rub ‘n Buff is concerned.

Since moving into our new home, my daughter unloaded all of our picture frames onto the library shelves.

So I quickly grabbed my vintage print botanical frames and got to work.

Here’s how I refinished the frames in under 20 minutes.

First, I popped each picture and glass out of the frames.

Then I squeezed some Rub ‘n Buff into a plastic cup.

I dipped an old paintbrush into the cup and applied it to the frame until it was fully covered.

If you’ve never worked with Rub ‘n Buff before, it goes on quick and smooth, so a little goes a long way.

After covering each frame, I allowed them to fully dry and cure for 24 hours before inserting the vintage botanical prints and hanging them on the wall.

How to Hang a Gallery Wall

Before hanging, I layed each frame out on the floor until I had the desired spacing.

And measured the distance between each frame plus the distance to where it would hang.

I determined where I wanted the first row to hang, then leveled the line so the frames would hang evenly.

I marked the wall where each frame should hang.

And then installed picture frame hooks with a hammer.

Once the first row was hung, I repeated the process for the second row.

I have more frames that I can refinish, so I may print out 3 more botanical prints and create a third row.

What do you think? Should I add another row?

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Gallery Wall Idea With Vintage Botanical Prints

Looking for ways to decorate a wall on a budget? Use what you have and create a simple, inexpensive gallery wall with botanical prints.

Prep Time5 minsActive Time30 minsTotal Time35 mins

Calories:

Cost: $20

Equipment

• 1 Paintbrush
• 1 Tube of Rub 'n Buff
• 1 Hammer
• 1 Picture Frame Hooks

Materials

• 1 Tube Rub 'n Buff
• 1 Old Paintbrush
• 6 Picture Frames (however many you have)
• 1 Hammer
• 1 Picture Frame Hooks
• 6 Vintage Botanical Prints

Instructions

• Remove backing, glass and pictures from each frame.
• Squeeze some Rub 'n Buff into a plastic cup or something similar.
• Grab and old paintbrush, dip into Rub 'n Buff, and apply to frame until it is evenly covered.
• Allow to fully dry for 24 hours.
• Insert vintage botanical prints.
• Lay frames out on floor or table in the manner you want to display on the wall.
• Measure the distance between frames, plus distance to each spot where frame will hang.
• Decide where to hang the first row and make a level line.
• Measure and mark where each frame will hang.
• Using hammer, install each picture frame hook.
• Hang frames and repeat for each row.

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